Wet nurses
At 2:30 a.m. on April 21, 1729, in the chill, gray atmosphere of a Baltic dawn, Johanna’s child was born. Alas, the little person was a daughter. Johanna and a more accepting Christian Augustus managed to give the baby a name, Sophia Augusta Fredericka, but from the beginning, Johanna could not find or express any maternal feeling. She did not nurse or caress her little daughter; she spent no time watching over her cradle or holding her; instead, abruptly, she handed the child over to servants and wet nurses.
Q1: what does 'wet nurses means?
Q2: why wasn't the baby surnamed as 'Augustus" but 'Fredericka' if anyone knew? This is about Catherine II the Great, the Russian Empress?
Many thanks!
Top answer
1. w=wet+nurse 2. According to Wikipedia she was born Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, but in any case "Fredericka" appears to be a given name and not a surname.
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- w=wet+nurse 2.
- According to Wikipedia she was born Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, but in any case "Fredericka" appears to be a given name and not a surname.
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1. Please see http://www.onelook.com/?w=wet+nurse
2. According to Wikipedia she was born Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, but in any case "Fredericka" appears to be a given name and not a surname.
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